Benefits letters to arrive soon

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Letters explaining a new benefits cap are being sent out, and some people could receive them even if they are exempt from the changes in April 2013. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said changing circumstances for some claimants could make the letters out of date. The first letters are expected to land on doormats on Thursday, explaining who is affected and who is exempt. Couples and lone parent households will see benefits capped at £26,000 a year. Claims for single people will be limited to about £18,200. The DWP, which is sending out the letters, said that the list of recipients was based on recent records of benefits claimants. "This is the right position to take to inform people of changes - especially those who benefit claims have changed - and set out the help that will be available," a DWP spokesman said.
A helpline will be set up for those affected. The cap will not affect a household if someone who lives there qualifies for working tax credit.....Read more here--: BBC News - Benefits letters to arrive soon

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Re: Benefits letters to arrive soon

Letters explaining a new benefits cap are being sent out, and some people could receive them even if they are exempt from the changes in April 2013. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said changing circumstances for some claimants could make the letters out of date. The first letters are expected to land on doormats on Thursday, explaining who is affected and who is exempt. Couples and lone parent households will see benefits capped at £26,000 a year. Claims for single people will be limited to about £18,200. The DWP, which is sending out the letters, said that the list of recipients was based on recent records of benefits claimants. "This is the right position to take to inform people of changes - especially those who benefit claims have changed - and set out the help that will be available," a DWP spokesman said.
A helpline will be set up for those affected. The cap will not affect a household if someone who lives there qualifies for working tax credit.....Read more here--: BBC News - Benefits letters to arrive soon

Whilst that is true, it is relevant to point out that many on working tax credit were affected because the rules on working tax credit changed and thus many were plunged into the no working tax credit bracket as the hours changed from 16 to 24